Where does “nul” come from?

nul (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French nul, from Old French nul, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Ancestry of “nul”, step by step

nul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French nul

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	nul	nobody; no one; none
2	Old French	nul	nobody; no one; none
3	Latin	nūllus	no one, none, not any, nothing
4	Proto-Italic	oinos	cardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	óynos	one; single

via Italian nulla

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	nulla	feminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
2	Latin	nūlla	no

Words derived from “nul”

nul
nulde
nul
nol
nulurencontract
nuluurcontract
nul
nol
nol mutlak
nul

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